diaphony

noun

di·​aph·​o·​ny

dīˈafənē

variants or less commonly diaphonia

ˌdīəˈfōnēə

plural diaphonies also diaphonias

1

Greek music : dissonance

—opposed to symphony

2

medieval music : organum sense 2b

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin diaphonia, from Greek diaphōnia, from diaphōnos dissonant, (from dia- + -phōnos, from phōnē sound) + -ia

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